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Content reproduction device

  • US 9,078,047 B2
  • Filed: 02/21/2011
  • Issued: 07/07/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A content reproduction device, comprising:

  • at least one processor for executing computer instructions, wherein the computer instructions comprise;

    a communication unit configured to communicate with a watching/listening history management server over a network;

    a content reproduction unit configured to reproduce a content;

    a discontinued state information transmission unit configured to transmit, when reproduction of the content is discontinued, discontinued state information indicating;

    (i) a reproduction state of the content at a time point of the discontinuation to the watching/listening history management server, (ii) device identification information for uniquely identifying the content reproduction device or another content reproduction device upon which the reproduction of the content was discontinued, and (iii) user identification information for uniquely identifying a specific user of the content reproduction device identified by the device identification information; and

    a discontinued state information reception unit configured to receive the discontinued state information stored in the watching/listening history management server from the watching/listening history management server,wherein the content reproduction unit presents to the user the device identification information identifying the content reproduction device or the other content reproduction device upon which the reproduction of the content was discontinued, andwherein the content reproduction unit starts the reproduction of the content from a state determined based on the received discontinued state information.

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